Chinese Hot & Sour Soup
INGREDIENTS
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The Stock
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2 1/2 qts – Good chicken stock
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1/2 – Onion, diced
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Half-inch nub – Ginger
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2 oz – Salt pork
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1/4 cup – Cornstarch
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1/4 cup Dry Sherry
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Everything Else
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6 oz – Pork shoulder or loin, trimmed and cut into thin bite-sized strips
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1/2 cup – Firm tofu, cut into thick matchsticks (batonnet cut)
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1/4 cup – Soy sauce
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1/4 cup – Black vinegar (or sub with 1/8 cup each: rice wine vinegar & apple cider vinegar)
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1/4 cup – Soaked (dried) or fresh Shiitake mushrooms, sliced
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1/4 cup – Bamboo shoots, julienned
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2 TB – Chile paste (Sambal Oelek)
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2 tsp – White pepper
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1/4 cup – Cilantro, chopped
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2 – Large eggs, beaten
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4 – Green onions, chopped or sliced (as seen in photo)
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